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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Bacterial or viral infection ... Wilson's disease Pulmonary ... • Interstitial lung ... • Shrinking lung ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
disease-associated interstitial lung ... PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... RA: rheumatoid arthritis ... Comparison #Table #Pulmonary ... #Rheumatology #
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... sliding: Pulmonary ... interstitial diffuse infections ... Lung POCUS shows ... #POCUS #clinical
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Parenchyma: • Infection ... TB, Necrotizing PNA ... Kaposi's sarcoma • Rheumatologic ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #causes
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis ... Diaqnoses: • Infectious ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
nervous system (CNS ... rash) • Heart, lung ... SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... diseases - HIV infection ... Interstitial lung ... multifactorial mechanisms Hematologic ... #Differential #Causes
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... • Chronic lung ... lymphocytic interstitial lung ... DDX - Other causes ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... Hematologic malignancy ... Disease: Clinical ... Disease: • Clinical
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... fibromyalgia) • Infections ... • May involve PNS ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology